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The leaf curling spider

Phonognatha graeffei

Description:

Many spiders with many webs, each positioned below a curled leaf, and ready to retreat at any sign of movement.

Habitat:

Blackberries growing alongside train-lines in suburban Melbourne provide an ideal habitat for hundreds of these spiders.

Notes:

spider #16

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1 Comment

Christiane
Christiane a year ago

Hi Martin... Could you please have a look http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/918... Do you know the fly in this spotting?

Victoria, Australia

Lat: -37.84, Long: 145.27

Spotted on Feb 26, 2012
Submitted on Feb 26, 2012

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